First Nations Version · Rain Ministries

RainSong at MOSAIC Music and Arts Cafe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 24, 2024
2024-03-24 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | MOSAIC Music and Arts, 1044 Don Diego, Santa Fe, NM, 87501, United States
Terry and Darlene Wildman will share our Music and Storytelling in Santa Fe. Doors open at 6 pm, Music and Storytelling at 6:30 pm MDT
Hosted by MOSAIC MUSIC AND ARTS CAFE!
Santa Fe First Church of the Nazarene
1044 Don Diego Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501

RainSong Concert-Mesa View Church-Albuquerque NM, March 23
2024-03-23 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix) | Mesa View Church, 4701 Montano Rd, Albuquerque, NM, 87120, United States
RainSong, Terry and Darlene will share our Music and Storytelling in Concert. Mesa View Church. More info coming…
Hosted by Good Medicine Way

Anderson University - Peace and Conflict Transformation
2024-02-13 | Anderson University, 1100 E. 5th St., Anderson, IN, 46012, United States
Terry will speak at the Peace And Conflict Transformation event at Anderson University in Indiana, near Indianapolis. More info to come

Miami Drum and RainSong at Heartland Church: Feb 11 2024
2024-02-11 15:00 - 18:00 (America/Phoenix) | Heartland Church, 1025 Vance Ave, Ft. Wayne, IN, 46805, United States
RainSong has been asked to share in an evening of fellowship, music, and native singing and drumming with the Miami Nation Drum. This event will be held at the Heartland Church in Fort Wayne Indiana Feb 11th, 2024.
3pm – 6pm.

Heartland Church Morning Service - 10am
2024-02-11 10:00 - 23:30 (America/Phoenix) | Heartland Church, 1025 Vance Ave, Ft. Wayne, IN, 46805, United States
Terry will speak on the Kingdom of God through Native Culture.

Lay School of Ministry - Online February 9th 2024
2024-02-09 20:00 - 23:00 (America/Phoenix) | CA
February Zoom only. Terry will speak to students of all ages at this online event. Not open to the public. Your prayers are appreciated.
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The Creation of a the First Nation Version (FNV) of the New Testament, Terry Wildman, Translator of FNV, Director of Rain Ministries
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The Lay School of Ministry was started 30 years ago to help lay people reflect carefully on the faith and faithfulness. It begins with a two year program (a total of 108 contact hours) that almost all those in your session will have completed in previous years. The basics cover Scripture, history and confession of the faith (Lutheran emphasis), spiritual formation, liturgy, and leadership.
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After they have completed this, we offer 54 hours of continuing education each year. Typically we have about 40 participants tuning in on a given year, most but not all are retirement age and Lutheran. While some of the sessions are a combination of Zoom and in-person attendance, the February session is exclusively on Zoom. Given the place we live (Wisconsin), we make an effort to have Native speakers at least once a year. In 2017, we dedicated a whole year to explore and repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery (I’ll attach the speakers and topics from that year so you know the level we generally have when addressing such an issue.) Some of the participants come with over a thousand hours of continuing education covering biblical, justice, and related issues from a theological standpoint.
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Several speakers have mentioned your translation and so I followed the buzz to you and we are thrilled that you will be available. On a personal note, during a series on the Lord’s Prayer I included your translation of Matt 6 and people were deeply engaged in your rendering.

2024 Calvin Symposium on Worship - Grand Rapids Michigan, Feb 7-9
2024-02-07 - 2024-02-09 | Calvin University, 1855 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546, United States
Terry and Darlene will be presenting at the 2024 Calvin Symposium on Worship in Grand Rapids Michigan.
More info at this link: https://worship.calvin.edu/event-programs/2024-calvin-symposium-on-worship

RainSong at Greenwood UMC-Feb 4, 6pm
2024-02-04 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix) | Greenwood First UMC Church, 1001 Green Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, United States
RainSong, Terry and Darlene Wildman will share our music and storytelling and the First Nations Version at the UMC Youth Mtg. Everyone is welcome.
6:30 Meal: served by FedUp Ministries (a food truck ministry by our local Lutheran Church)
6pm – 6:30pm RainSong

UMC Ann Arbor, Downtown, Sun 10am
2024-02-04 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Phoenix) | Ann Arbor UMC, 120 S. State St., Ann Arbor, 48104, United States
Terry will share some scripture from the First Nations Version and then be interviewed by the pastor.

Greenwood UMC-Ann Arbor MI-Feb 3rd, 5pm
2024-02-03 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix) | Greenwood First UMC Church, 1001 Green Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, United States
RainSong: Terry and Darlene Wildman will share our music and storytelling with a focus on the story of the First Nations Version at Greenwood UMC Saturday 5pm. Sunday 10am. Sunday 6pm. More info click below.
Saturday at Green Wood Campus https://www.fumc-a2.org/event/green-wood-worship-4-2022-06-18-2/
Sunday at Downtown Church
Welcoming the Wildmans!

InterVarsity Staff Gathering: Jan 1-6 2024, Orlando FL
2024-01-01 - 2024-01-06 | CA
Terry and Darlene will be attending the InterVarsity Staff Gathering in Orlando Florida.

SMU Perkins Fall Convocation - Nov 13-14, 2023
2023-11-13 - 2023-11-14 | SMU Perkins School of Theology, 6001 Bishop Doulevard, Dallas, TX, 75275, United States
Perkins Fall Convocation is an annual gathering highlighting various intersections of faith and culture through relevant lectures, presentations, workshops and liturgical expressions around a selected theme. Formerly Ministers Week, Fall Convocation offers a broad learning community for church and community leaders alike.
Fall Convocation 2023:
How We Engage the Bible, November 13-14, 2023
Terry Wildman is scheduled to be the opening speaker discussing the First Nations Version Translation and the Bible and Indigenous people of North America.

Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church - Nov 12th 2023
2023-11-12 10:00 - 23:30 (America/Phoenix) | Mountian Shadows Presbyterian Church, 3201 E Mountainare Dr., Tucson, AZ, 85739, United States
Terry and Darlene will speak and share storytelling from the First Nations Version during the Sunday morning service. Community welcome.
Who We Are

Azusa Pacific University Chapel - Nov 6th 2023
2023-11-06 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix) | CA
Terry and Darlene will lead the chapel service with music and storytelling. Terry will speak to the students about worship in other cultures and provide a time for Q and A.

Fellowship Center for Racial Reconciliation - Nov 5th 2023
2023-11-05 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Phoenix) | Mountainside Communion, 303 W Colorado Blvd, Monrovia, CA, 91016, United States
Location: Mountainside Communion, 303 W Colorado Blvd, Monrovia, CA 91016
Terry will be speaking on the FNV. “Being Who Creator Made us to Be: An Evening with the Lead Translator of the First Nations Version.”
As RainSong we will also share music and storytelling.

RainSong at Vineyard Community Church - Gilbert AZ - Oct 29, 2023
2023-10-29 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix) | Vineyard Community Church Gilbert AZ, 601 S. Cooper Rd., Gilbert, AZ, 85233, United States
Terry and Darlene will help lead worship and Terry will speak at the Sunday morning service.

BGU Phoenix Immersion - Indigenous Day - Oct 24, 2023
2023-10-24 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Phoenix) | CA
Bakke Graduate University
Bakke Graduate University (BGU) is the place to learn the new realities of the global, urban world. A major reason is our network. BGU is connected to and building on a global, urban, theological network created over 30 years by Ray Bakke and others. That extensive network gives BGU unique access to the thinkers, leaders, and practitioners in the global Christian church.
Terry and Darlene will be presenters on this day from 9:00 to 11:00 am. Following that they will spend the day visiting the Indian Boarding School and dinner at the Frybread House.

First Nations Truth and Reconciliation Event - Canada
2023-09-29 - 2023-10-01 | Pacific Academy, 10238 168 Street, Surrey BC, V4N 1Z4, Surrey, British Columbia, PurV4N 1Z4, Canada
Terry and Darlene will share their music, storytelling, a perspectives with schools in Canada, in recognition of the first official Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada. They plan to bring several schools together for a weekend of sharing and honoring Native peoples.

Furman University - Lecture - September 11 2023
2023-09-11 | CA
Terry Wildman will present an Academic Lecture with Q & R regarding Bible Translation and the First Nations Version.
The lecture will be Monday evening at 6:30 pm in the Plyler Science building in Patrick lecture Hall. Plyler is building 29 on the map at this link. there is a parking area right across from the building.
Directions for anyone who wants to attend the lecture: One enters the campus from the front gate, goes around a circle and drives down a long mall. You pass the first building on the right which is Furman Hall. Next you pass the library which has a water pool in front of it and then Plyler hall will be next on the right (The chapel with a steeple with be on the other side of the mall opposite the library. Turn left to go to the other side of the mall. Parking area is behind a hedge of bushes.

Servants Community Church - Grand Rapids MI - Aug 30, 2023
2023-08-30 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix) | CA
RainSong, Terry and Darlene, will share music and storytelling following a Family Feast at the church building.

Anchor Community Church - Aug 27 - Ft. Wayne IN
2023-08-27 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Detroit) | CA
Terry will speak on the First Nations Version, impact and progress Sunday morning at Anchor Community Church

Miami Days at the Pillars - Aug 26th
2023-08-26 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix) | Miami Pillars, 5400 E. Mississinewa Rd, Peru, IN, 46970, United States
Terry and Darlene will be participating in the Miami Days at the Pillars in Peru Indiana on Saturday Aug 26th. Click the link below for more info.
https://www.facebook.com/Daysatthepillars
Directions from Peru: 124E for 2.5 miles. Turn right onto S 300E for 3.1 miles. Turn left onto Mississinewa Rd. and continue on road along the river until you see the Miami Nations Gated Entrance. 5400 E. Mississinewa Rd., Peru, IN 40970

Salem/Bradley Indian Church - Aug 20th
2023-08-20 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix) | Bradley Indian Mission Church, 695 128th Ave., Shelbyville, MI, 49344, United States
RainSong, Terry and Darlene Wildman will be sharing our music and storytelling on Sunday 10am Michigan time.

Wiconi Family Camp and Powwow - July 27-30
2023-07-27 16:00 - 2023-07-30 16:00 (America/Phoenix) | Wiconi Family Camp, 7790 Marion Rd, Turner, OR, United States
Terry and Darlene, RainSong, will be sharing our music and storytelling at this 4 day event at Turner Oregon. Click the link below for more info. Jonathan Maracle of Broken Walls will also be sharing his music and message. Workshops and More.
https://www.wiconifamilycamp.org/family-camp

Ho'olohe Pono- Oahu Hawaii - July 2023
2023-07-08 16:00 - 2023-07-15 16:00 (America/Phoenix) | Ho’olohe Pono, HI, United States
Terry and Darlene will be participating with the Native InterVarsity Staff and others in Ho’olhe Pono at Oahu of the Hawai’ian Islands.
Click here for more information: https://www.intervarsityhawaii.org/hoolohe-pono.html
And Here: https://vimeo.com/32536030

Kalapana Hawaii - July 2nd
2023-07-02 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix) | Kalapana Hawaiian Worship Service, 12-4038 Kalapana Kapoho Beach Rd,, Pahoa, HI, United States
RainSong will partner with Hilo Missionary Church to share our music and storytelling at Kalapana Hawiian Worship Service. Located at Uncle Robert’s Awa Bar. The Service will start about 11:00 am Hawiian time. Click the link below for more information.
https://www.hmcohana.org/service-times

Hilo Missionary Church - Hilo Hawaii - July 2nd
2023-07-02 09:00 - 10:15 (America/Phoenix) | Hilo Missionary Church, 1044 Komohana Street, Hilo, HI, 96720, United States
Terry and Darlene will once again be sharing our music and storytelling with the Hilo Missionary Church. Click the link for more info about the Church and for location and times. The service will begin at 9:00 am Hawaii time.
https://www.hmcohana.org/service-times

RainSong at Vineyard in Gilbert AZ - June 25th
2023-06-25 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix) | Vineyard Community Church Gilbert AZ, 601 S. Cooper Rd., Gilbert, AZ, 85233, United States
Terry and Darlene will help lead worship and Terry will speak.

Seeking Common Ground - RainSong at Dominican Retreat Ctr - June 2-4
2023-06-02 19:00 - 2023-06-04 12:00 (America/New_York) | Dominican Retreat and Conference Center, 1945 Union St, Niskayuna, NY, 12309, United States
Seeking Common Ground:
A Retreat with the First Nations Version, An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament Guided by Terry and Darlene Wildman
June 2-4, 2023
Dominican Retreat and Conference Center
1945 Union Street (Route 7)…Niskayuna, NY 12309
518-393-4169

PDF Conference info: https://firstnationsversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/First-Nations-Retreat.pdf
Registration info and link: https://www.mychurchevents.com/calendar/57658696/event/269362577/2023-06-02

RainSong at Tribal Ministry Conference Tacoma Washington
2023-04-21 - 2023-04-22 | CA
Hosted by NAIM North American Indigenous Ministries.
Click Here for Registration Information
